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whitesmith

[ hwahyt-smith, wahyt- ]

noun

  1. a tinsmith.


whitesmith

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noun

  1. a person who finishes and polishes metals, particularly tin plate and galvanized iron
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of whitesmith1

1275–1325; Middle English, modeled on blacksmith
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The pair then left Blackberry Farm in Whitesmith with four or five children at about 17:00 BST on Saturday before boarding a bus to Uckfield.

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Owen Whitesmith, 19, of Glebe Close, Arron Graham, 22, of Ripon Street, and Craig Walton, 26, of Watling Street Road, all in Preston, are due to appear before magistrates later.

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Last winter, the Raconteurs rocker announced the formation of a new label: Readymade Records, launched in partnership with Emily White of Whitesmith Entertainment.

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Booth was a stout man, and by trade a whitesmith.

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Black′-rod, the usher of the chapter of the Garter and of the House of Lords, so called from the black wand tipped with a golden lion which he carries; Black′-sheep, a disreputable member of a family or group; Black′smith, a smith who works in iron, as opposed to a Whitesmith, or one who works in tin; Black′thorn, a species of dark-coloured thorn: the sloe: a stick made from its stem.—adjs.

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